Chapter 434 - She’d Go Mad If She Thought About It (1/2)

Li Qianxue thought of a past incident with Su Qingsang, about how she even secretly tried to harm her. She had wanted Su Qingsang out of Lin City.

She could barely think about it and felt as if she would go mad if she did.

“She hates me. She hates me.”

“Mom.” Su Yuxin was close to tears. He hugged Li Qianxue: “Don’t do this. We will go to her now. I believe she will acknowledge you.”

Li Qianxue would not believe it. She couldn’t find a reason why Su Qingsang would forgive her.

If she were in Su Qingsang’s shoes, she wouldn’t acknowledge such a mother, right?

“Mom. Let’s go.” Su Yuxin steered her towards the direction of the elevator. Li Qianxue suddenly waved his hand away.

She stood up. Her face had sudden icy firmness about it. Su Yuxin was taken aback by her sudden reaction.

“Mom? What do you…”

“Yuxin. We are going to Rong City. We are going to find your sister.” Li Qianxue took a deep breath and tried to calm herself.

“Okay. Let’s go now.”

“But,” Li Qianxue’s voice turned serious, and her eyes were filled with hate, “Before we go to Rong city, we have to make a trip back home first.”

“Mom?” Su Yuxin looked at Li Qianxue’s expression and seemed to guess what she was going to do.

“Let’s go.” Li Qianxue seemed like someone who had weathered a storm and was finally calm.

She was going to find her daughter, but before that, she was going to face the culprit who had allowed all this to happen—who had robbed her of a relationship with her own daughter.

Even if that person were the man she had loved for more than twenty years.

This time, she would not just let it go.

…

Old Master Li looked at Su Chenghui who stood before him, and then considered the chessboard placed between them.

“What’s wrong with you today, Chenghui? You seem rather absent-minded. This style of play isn’t quite so characteristic of you.”

“Eh?” Su Chenghui looked up at the old man, and his eyes fell back on the chessboard again, only to find that he had put two of his chess pieces in the wrong places.

“It’s nothing.” Picking up the third piece, Su Chenghui suppressed the feelings of uneasiness within him. He had a premonition that something bad was going to happen.

Old Master Li watched him place a pawn and then took up a piece to follow suit. Instead of making his move on the chessboard in a hurry, he looked at Su Chenghui.

“Qianxue has gone off to the United States for quite a long time now. Now Yuxin is also keeping her company. As we move past the New Year, this house seems quieter than ever, with just the two of us left.”

Su Chenghui had nothing to say to this. Li Qianxue used to be quite temperamental with him, but every time she threw a fit like a child, it would not last long.

This time, however, because of the matter with Su Peizhen, he had been in trouble up until now.

“Your wife and children are gone, and you don’t want to make a call to ask that they come back?” Dropping the chess piece, Master Li’s voice was warm but had a faint tone of accusation.

Su Chenghui bit his lip, suddenly feeling a sense of guilt. “Since Qianxue wants to go out to do what she likes, let her have her fun before she comes back.”

Old Master Li didn’t say anything. Su Chenghui was losing spectacularly.

“It seems that you are not in the mood to play chess with me today.”

Old Master Li looked at Su Chenghui and sighed. He hoped that someone would just come into the room and pack up the chessboard.

Just then, the door of the house was pushed open. A cold draft blew in, and the old man glanced at the doorway.

Li Qianxue was standing there, and right beside her was Su Yuxin. Neither of them looked like they were in a very good mood.

“You’ve come back?” Old Master Li was very glad to see his daughter. “Why didn’t you call beforehand? I would have gotten someone to pick you up.”

“You’re back?” Su Chenghui saw Li Qianxue, stood up, and looked at Su Yuxin. “And so is Yuxin. Why did you head to the United States without telling me first?”

Li Qianxue took a few steps towards Su Chenghui. Su Chenghui was struck dumb when he saw the look in her eyes.

Su Yuxin moved forward a little but then decided to stop in his tracks.

Li Qianxue stared at Su Chenghui intently, her hands at her sides, drawn tightly into fists.

The palm that had been bleeding before was now bleeding again. Both Old Master Li and Su Chenghui were focused on her face. Only Su Yuxin saw the blood dripping from Li Qianxue’s palm.

“Mom…”

He called out to Li Qianxue, but she turned a deaf ear to him.

She was now face-to-face with Su Chenghui, who had never seen her like that before. His heart was beating fast, and the feeling of unease within him stirred again.

“Qianxue. You…”

A resounding slap landed on Su Chenghui’s face.

Li Qianxue’s palms were bleeding, and the slap stained Su Chenghui’s face with blood.

This slap was hard and severe, more severe than when she had mistakenly thought he was having an affair. Su Chenghui saw stars.

“Li Qianxue, you—”

Li Qianxue slapped him a second time.

Her entire body was shaking from the intense anger she felt. Her palms were numb from the slapping, but she didn’t feel it was enough.

When she raised her hand and was about to hit him the third time, Old Master Li stood up. “Qianxue, what are you doing?”

Li Qianxue panted heavily. Her palms hurt, but her heart hurt even more.

When she thought of Su Qingsang’s apology when she hung up the phone, she couldn’t breathe. The thought of her neglecting Su Qingsang, completely ignoring her for so many years, made her feel as if she had been stabbed with a knife.

Her hand was still in mid-air as she looked at Su Chenghui’s blood-stained face, clenching and unclenching her fists again.